We got a slow start in the morning knowing that we had laundry to do first off. We cooked eggs, ate left over sushi, and yogurt for breakfast. It was a bright sunny morning and as we walked to the laundromat (itty-bitty laundromat) and the machines were tiny, they almost looked like toy machines. We noted many more businesses open and street workers as today was a working day. The city had a crew of four painters, and two supervisors wearing bright flourescent green vests, painting green areas on the sides of our street with white lines. One supervisor to two workers, just like America. I think the uniformed supervisors were there to keep bicyclists off the fresh paint, as they seem to zig-zag to any convenient part of the street to avoid people and cars.
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